need help for my rectangular living room

6 years ago

the room is narrow approx 9feet wide and 18 feet long. There is a small bay window facing the wall with the fireplace. the door is opposite another small window on the side wall of the house. Am thinking a sofa would be too big so am considering different easy chairs, but don't know what to do. Help

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Emmeline Westin
6 years ago
Do you have a photo you can post so we can see what it looks like?
acquilega
Original Author
6 years ago
unfortunately not and don't have camera at the moment
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Thanks, I wasn't sure where the 9'4 measurement came in. If you're buying all new furniture then look for items on legs, as you can see the floor beneath it will make the space feel bigger. You can also use glass ie a glass coffee table or Louis ghost chairs for example. I'd also go for a large mirror over the hearth or not knowing your style could also have a ŵall of glass tiles for the same effect which will also bounce light. I'd go for a pale tone sofa and use warmer/darker colours for cushions if wanted. If you want a rug then I'd keep it in the same tone as the floor else to visually maximise floor space. I've drawn a very rough plan (not entirely to scale and obviously not knowing where doors etc are!). I assume you're wanting to buy furniture before you move in? If so do you have a similar size room where you could cut out paper templates of all furniture to see if the space works? I would mount the tv on the ŵall if you have one. Hanging it over a slim console (or slim cabinet for storage) means you can add art on the ŵall and accessorise the console so the tv doesn't become the feature of the ŵall. You could go for a coffee table or a small footstool which can double up as extra seating and table. I'd go for a round dining table, 3ft will seat 4 and you can pull it away from the corner when entertaining. i'd go for a 2 seater sofa (c5f?) but try and get a slim one. I don't know the size of the windows but blinds, shutters may also be an idea so curtains don't encroach on the floor space? In terms of decor do you want light and neutral or dark and moody then people can suggest paint colours?
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acquilega
Original Author
6 years ago
hi Emmeline. Sorry I had to dash yesterday. I will measure out various aspects of the room and maybe that will help. Thank you for your reply. Will post the details tomorrow.
Emmeline Westin
6 years ago
Excellent, always good to get a better understand of the layout! And hopefully, more Houzzers can help, too.
acquilega
Original Author
6 years ago
Hi Emmeline. Have measured as best I could. The room is 9ft wide and 18ft long going right up to the bay window sill.Imagine you are standing in the doorway. The door opens inwards and to the left. The space between the open door frame and the wall perpendicular i.e. facing the bay window is approx 2ft. On that perpendicular wall are cubes for art work, a tv and a flat chrome edged gas fire. The fire is 1ft of the ground.. The cube unit is 2ft off the ground as is the tv. So not much space to play around with there. Still standing in the doorway on the wall to your right is a longish radiator. At a slight diaganonal opposite you is a window. Height from floor is 2ft6in. Length of window is 3ft Distance ofrom fire place wall to window is 8ft4in. . Distance from end of window to alcove wall of bay window is 3ft2in.
There are two small alcove wall each 2ft6in in length.
The bay window is a square shape rather than curved. The length is 4ft. Depth 3ft. Height 2ft.6in.from floor.

We moved house recently so the furniture does not really fit the space. I would like to keep the sofa if possible. It is a standard shape with rounded arms and very comfortable. It is a 2 and 1/2 seater approx 5ft 8in long and 3ft high.
In an ideal world I'd like 1920s 30s or mid century scandanavian. But would also like to keep the sofa.

The only thing I can think of doing is put the sofa facing the fire and take it from there. What about a window seat which would also provide storage? If the sofa faces the fire what do I do with the rest of the room? Chair angled at small window... ottoman???

As for colours the room is painted chalk white. When you come in the front door ( 1930s with coloured glass) there is a curved polished plaster wall in burnt umber. So am thinking moss green, mustard i.e autumn colours a la Orla Kiely???

Many thanks
cavgirl
6 years ago
My living room is exactly the same size as yours, give or take a few centimetres, and I had a similar dilemma. Part of my issue was that the house is ex-Council and had a disproportionately large chimney breast. Also, no bay window! I have removed the chimney (not an option for everyone but it has solved SO many issues in my house), put floor to ceiling bookcases on the far narrow end to bring them forward, thus making the room look more square. I got a large chaise corner sofa and put it across the room instead of down the length and tiled the floor horizontally rather than vertically. The result is that the room no longer feels long and narrow and can now comfortably accommodate more people than it did. Hope the photos give some idea- no zoom on the phone.
acquilega
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6 years ago
thanks a lot. good ideas

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